®Planning appeal decision
60 DARFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1ER
retention of large HMO Sui Generis use for key workers and associated rear roof extension and change in side openings
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- SE4 1ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the supply of family housing
- whether the occupants experience acceptable internal living space
What decided it
The loss of a much-needed family dwelling combined with inadequate communal living space for the HMO occupants significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of the development when assessed against NPPF policies taken as a whole.
The harm to the availability of family accommodation and harm to the occupants of the HMO combined significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the development when assessed against the policies in the NPPF taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy HO8, Policy QD2
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